Dr. Mike Gentry joined us for the 2015 Edition of The Seminar and shared with us every aspect of his training program at Virginia Tech. Dr. Gentry shared with us, not just the what’s and why’s to their program, but actually showed us video examples of how he trained the Hokies. Dr. Gentry was a…
Today’s Throwback Thursday is an awesome video podcast with 2015 Presenter Dr. Ben Peterson. During our discussion Ben dives into monitoring, ways we can make it more efficient, and the things that he looks at when discussing monitoring with teams. Every talk I get to have with him is always enlightening, so I really hope…
“Train as much as necessary, not as much as possible” The 2014 Edition of The Seminar brought Henk’s return to The Seminar. In his second stint in RVA Henk breaks down what many coaches know him for, improving speed. Henk starts out discussing why sprinting is the toughest competition in the world, and why sprinting…
“The year 1776 is over. I am heartily glad of it and I hope you nor America will ever be plagued with such another.”– Robert Morris I have always been fascinated with American history and in particular the Revolutionary War period. 1776 is an incredible depiction of what life in America (particularly in the states…
“That’s why it’s hard to explain. There is no one microcycle for everything. It always will depend on the individual.” This is one of the best, and most impactful presentations we have had sense the conception of The Seminar. I have had multiple conversations with coaches about how we set up specific aspects of our…
IN 2 PART OF THE SERIES RICE OWLS BASKETBALL STRENGTH COACH SEAN BROWN SHARES WITH US HIS ACTUAL PROGRAM THAT HE UTILIZED THROUGH THE 2017-18 SEASON WITH HIS TEAM. THIS IS A WEEK BY WEEK BREAK DOWN OF THE TRAINING HE IMPLEMENTED WITH HIS DIVISION I BASKETBALL TEAM. THE SERIES CULMINATES WITH HIS SELF EVALUATION OF…
“The best nutritional ergogenics are only as good as the training plan.” In 2014 Rick Brunner joined us to discuss his research and writing on nutritional support for improving performance in explosive athletes. Rick was able to take trips to the USSR in the 80s and Russia in the 90’s to get a behind the…
In this 2 part series Rice Owls Basketball Strength Coach Sean Brown shares with us his program that he utilized through the 2017-18 season with his team. Part One is an overview of the program, while Part Two is the program in it entirety, the results achieved, and Coach Brown’s evaluation (both pro and con) of…
